Name: Greta Levska
Occupation: DJ, producer
Nationality: Lithuanian
Current release: Greta Levska's Club Jupiter EP is out June 23rd 2023 via Get Physical.

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When I listen to music, I see shapes, objects and colours. What happens in your body when you're listening? Do you listen with your eyes open or closed?

I listen to music with my eyes open. I like to take in my surroundings especially living in a place like Ibiza.

I like to remember where I was when I think of a track.

What were your very first steps in music like - and how do you rate gains made through experience versus the naiveté of those first steps?

My first steps into playing music were pretty natural. My other half threw parties every week and I'd always hop on for B2Bs which naturally lead me to putting together my own sets.

I've been lucky enough to have great people around me including Get Physical Label head Roland Leeskar, who has always been there for advice, which I’m very thankful for as it's too easy to make naive decisions.

According to scientific studies, we make our deepest and most incisive musical experiences between the ages of 13-16. What did music meant to you at that age and what’s changed since then?

At 16 I moved to London and that’s where my musical journey really began.

It was a whole new world for me coming from a town in Lithuania with no club in sight to then being in a city where club culture is so vibrant. It was a perfect way for me to make friends very quickly as I was so new to the city and what it had to offer musically.

Over the course of your development, what have been your most important instruments and tools and how have they shaped your perspective on music?

In terms of production, when I got myself on to Roland Cloud (which is basically a cloud of VSTs) this gave me all the tools in one pack to get things going and I dove straight in. I'd say this was a turning point for my creative road to where I'm at now. It provided me with all of the sounds I was hunting for.

My perspective on music has developed so much since my production has come through. I feel that I can really represent what I’m about in my sets now that I have a distinct sound.

What, would you say, are the key ideas behind your approach to music and what motivates you to create?

I'd defo say that I like to think outside the box, not limit myself and stick to what I think is good, not looking at others for influence.

I also find the same approach to my DJ sets, hunting for the hidden gems to then share them with a crowd is something special for me.

Paul Simon said “the way that I listen to my own records is not for the chords or the lyrics - my first impression is of the overall sound.” What's your own take on that and how would you define your personal sound?

Yeah, it's a fair comment. I know lots of producers that look at their music in different ways, from concentrating on the drums, to bass lines and all other parts of the music.

For me I always look for the general vibe to be an electro, dark feel and it's very easy to steer away from that when creating. However I always tend to end up where I envisioned the record to be.

I do also look at the records as a whole, with each part completing each other and if I were to describe with a genre it would be electro, electronica & breaks.

From very deep/high/loud/quiet sounds to very long/short/simple/complex compositions - are there extremes in music you feel drawn to and what response do they elicit?

I live on a Balearic Island, the storms here during the winter are mental!!! They rumble like the low end of my tunes ha!

From symphonies and traditional verse/chorus-songs to linear techno tracks and free jazz, there are myriads ways to structure a piece of music. Which approaches work best for you – and why?

I'm always drawn to a huge sub low end frequency. I feel it really hits you in the chest and especially in a club where the sound systems are able to handle it.

Could you describe your creative process on the basis of one of your pieces, live performances or albums that's particularly dear to you, please?

Each track is different, I don’t really have a template on how things work.

There are so many things to consider: If the record is a groover, I like to not have so many drop outs, or if the record has a big vocal hook, I like to bring focus to that and not have too many distractions.

When making my latest release on Get Physical “Why You In The Club,” I wanted to channel my love for hip hop so kicking things off with a huge fat 808 kick was my first go to. I then dialled in the B line the Jupiter synth, wanting for something haunting but yet still having a funk element which grooves right the way through.

I then chopped up some vocals, stretched and detuned them to fit in between all of the open spaces. The vocal, I felt, had an immediate hook to it, so I tried to steer away from adding anything too melodic. Instead, I leaned towards big held strings which open and close across the record.

Sometimes, science and art converge in unexpected ways. Do you conduct “experiments” or make use of scientific insights when you're making music?

I wouldn’t say so much scientifically but I do look into ways of manipulating and experimenting with sounds on my synths, LFOs, envelopes, EQ and automation are all things I toy with for hours.

How does the way you make music reflect the way you live your life? Can we learn lessons about life by understanding music on a deeper level?

I'm very lucky to live on Ibiza and its musical culture surrounds my life.

Making music has definitely changed the way I listen to it and the deeper I listen, the more I start to understand what makes certain records give certain feelings.

Do you feel as though writing or performing a piece of music is inherently different from something like making a great cup of coffee? What do you express through music that you couldn't or wouldn't in more 'mundane' tasks?

Although I do love a good cup of coffee, I like my tunes better ha!

However you look at it, simply to me if you want to get a good product, it takes time to perfect, dedication and passion. I live and breathe music - not only the end product but the whole process.

The things that inspire me, to late night sessions and not leaving the club until sunrise - these are all things you don’t experience doing mundane tasks.

Every time I listen to "Albedo 0.39" by Vangelis, I choke up. But the lyrics are made up of nothing but numbers and values. Do you, too, have a song or piece of music that affects you in a way that you can't explain?

This new track by Trutopia “Souls Speak” out on Night Mayors gives me shivers down my spine. The soulfulness and expression across the production musically, vocally and its 2 step beats just give me all the feels!



If you could make a wish for the future – what are developments in music you would like to see and hear?

In celebration of my latest release “Club Jupiter”, I would wish for a collaboration with an alien. Now that would be something!